USB recording devices for powerbook G4?, USB recording devices for powerbook G4 Options

[Frizzy Lizzy]

hi. I have a powerbook G4 and am looking to record voice and guitar onto Pro Tools Free. I have been reading your posts about audiosport quattro and other devices. i was wondering if anyone could compare Emagic Emi 2/6 with M-Audio USB Duo? is the Duo even on the market anymore? I heard that there were problems... Also is it possible to get perfect time recording with USB? i know firewire is much better but is the sound quality really that noticable if the mics are good? also can someone explain the benefit of having a midi port? if you wanted to use sound effects or a keyboard couldnt you mic it in okay? and also does anyone with a laptop have a delta series m-audio device? ok thats it thanks if you can anwers any of these... love rachel

[DigitMus]

My advice would be to forget USB for audio and get the VX pocket for your cardbus slot. Much better quality (especially on the analog side of the A/D converters) and about the same $$ as one of the better USB boxes. This is just from research and word of mouth, I don't own the VX device, but I do have several USB audio devices - the quality and reliability just aren't there . I mean, think about it do you want to share your paltry 1.5MB/sec bandwidth between bi-directional multichannel audio, input devices, storage devices, webcams, etc.? There are too many drivers that want the USB buss's attention, even if you're not using them. Just keeping a reliable 44.1 or 48khz audio clock going on this buss is hard enough.

Scott